3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) and the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) provide for the granting of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, and nonvested stock awards to key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The 2011 Plan makes available 1,000,000 shares, which may be awarded to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries in the form of incentive stock options intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“incentive stock options”), non-statutory stock options, and nonvested stock. Approximately 23,000 shares remain available for grant under the 2003 Plan, which expires in 2013. Under both plans, the option price cannot be less than the fair market value of the stock on the grant date. The Company issues new shares to satisfy stock-based awards. A stock option’s maximum term is ten years from the date of grant and vests in equal annual installments of 20% over a five year vesting schedule. Collectively, there remain approximately 743,000 shares available as of June 30, 2012 for issuance under the 2011 and 2003 Plans.

For the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $376,000 and $615,000, and $145,000 and $235,000, respectively. These expenses were less than $0.01 per common share for both periods ended June 30, 2011, and $0.01 and $0.02 for the three and six month periods, respectively, ended June 30, 2012.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2012:

The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

The following table summarizes information concerning stock options issued to the Company’s employees that are vested or are expected to vest and stock options exercisable as of June 30, 2012:

There were no stock options exercised during the second quarter of 2012; the total intrinsic value for stock options exercised during both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was $0. The fair value of stock options vested during the six months ended June 30, 2012 was approximately $275,000.

Nonvested Stock

The 2003 and the 2011 Stock Incentive Plans permit the granting of nonvested stock but are limited to one-third of the aggregate number of total awards granted. This equity component of compensation is divided between restricted (time-based) stock grants and performance-based stock grants. Generally, the restricted stock vests 50% on each of the third and fourth anniversaries from the date of the grant. The performance-based stock is subject to vesting on the fourth anniversary of the date of the grant based on the performance of the Company’s stock price. The value of the nonvested stock awards was calculated by multiplying the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on grant date by the number of shares awarded. Employees have the right to vote the shares and to receive cash or stock dividends (restricted stock), if any, except for the nonvested stock under the performance-based component (performance stock).

The following table summarizes the nonvested stock activity for the six months ended June 30, 2012:

The estimated unamortized compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to nonvested stock and stock options issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2012 that will be recognized in future periods is as follows (dollars in thousands):